Improbable? Maybe, but not impossible.
With blazing determination and a persistence that is not easy to duplicate, Singaporean hawkers can be the next silk-stocking, well-heeled citizens of Singapore.Take the case of 62 year old Ng Son Yan who began getting involved in the hawking business at the tender age of six when his parents expected him to help out at their first stall along Jalan Bahar.
In spite of rising competition, a hot working environment, and condescending outlook of some Singaporeans toward hawkers, Ng intends to stay in the business because of economic and practical reasons. Efi Rinawati, 43 years old and married, has a different story to tell. She admitted that working in Singapore is hard. She wasn’t just referring to the physical rigours of being a hawker but also the manner in which she has to adapt to her hot work place, various customers and government regulations. She further confides that from daily operations, she has to be able to set aside $5,000 just so she can pay the rent and her workers. Little is left after she meets her obligations.
Ang recounts how good the hawking business was thirty years ago. And because he got a share from the funds that her mother obtained from a Resettlement Case, he didn’t have so much trouble starting and making a go with his business.
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